This is a sole source contract renewal for ShipLoc SSAS tracking services with The Woods Hole Group, Inc. of Buzzards Bay, MA. The services involve tracking all NOAA ships globally 50 times per day via a secure, tamper-proof system monitored around the clock. The sole source determination is based on the requirement that these specific services are only capable through this vendor, which has been NOAA's standardized provider since 2005. The system provides critical, semi-covert security monitoring for unarmed NOAA vessels. No budget, performance location, or non-bid timelines are specified in this description.